an eventful day yesterday! started with a walk across the #douro #river to #gaia from which i got beautiful #views of #porto #portugal
didn’t look at the time and was now running late for my #train back to #lisbon
antonio my #valiant #uber #driver took me to an alternative entrance to the #campanha #station, picked up my suitcase whilst leaving his car and trunk open, and ran with me all the way to the train! i made it!
then halfway thru, the train stopped for 3 hours converting a 3 hour train ride to a 6 hour #journey
there was a #fire on the way – we saw the #smoke and burnt #fields as we later rode past it
got to my hotel, changed and rushed to #alfama to #mesa de #frades for a three course #dinner and #fado
met karen and thomas who teach at a medical school in grenada and sailed from the caribbean all the way to the azores
dinner included tuna pate, cod and potatoes cooked in butter, fried greenbeans, a pastry made with goat cheese honey and olives, then a cake made with layers of #chickpeas #vegetables and #cod, #chocolate #salami for dessert (dense chocolate cookies) and of course wonderful fado
